The fourth season of the ABC American television drama series How to Get Away with Murder was ordered on February 10, 2017, by ABC. It began airing on September 28, 2017, and consisted of 15 episodes, concluding on March 15, 2018.
Cast and characters
Main Viola Davis as Annalise Keating Billy Brown as Nate Lahey Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom
Recurring Jimmy Smits as Isaac Roa Esai Morales as Jorge Castillo Benito Martinez as Todd Denver Behzad Dabu as Simon Drake Amirah Vann as Tegan Price Nicholas Gonzalez as Dominic Lolita Davidovich as Sandrine Castillo John Hensley as Ronald Miller Glynn Turman as Nate Lahey Sr.
Special guest Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
Guest Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Harkness Roger Robinson as Mac Harkness Gwendolyn Mulamba as Celestine Harkness Julius Tennon as Desmond Stephanie Faracy as Ellen Freeman L. Scott Caldwell as Jasmine Bromelle Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Virginia Cross Cristine Rose as Wenona Sansbury D. W. Moffett as Jeff Walsh Jim Abele as Ted Walsh Luna Vélez as Soraya Hargrove Kathryn Erbe as Jacqueline Roa Oded Fehr as Chase Alfred Enoch as Wes Gibbins Cornelius Smith Jr. as Marcus Walker Tom Irwin as Spivey Sharon Lawrence as Ingrid Egan Yolonda Ross as Claudia Tom Verica as Sam Keating Melinda Page Hamilton as Claire Telesco Rome Flynn as Gabriel Maddox
Episodes
Production Development How to Get Away with Murder was renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2017, by ABC. Production began on May 8, 2017, when one of the writers of the show announced on Twitter that the writing staff was in full swing mapping and writing the fourth season. The table read occurred on July 14, 2017. Showrunner Peter Nowalk revealed the title of the season 4 premiere: "I'm Going Away".
Casting The cast features nine major roles receiving star billing, all of them returning from the previous season. Viola Davis portrays the protagonist of the series, Professor Annalise Keating, a high-profile defense attorney. Billy Brown portrays Detective Nate Lahey, Annalise's boyfriend. There are four students who work at Annalise's law firm. Jack Falahee portrays Connor Walsh, a ruthless student. Aja Naomi King plays Michaela Pratt, an ambitious student who aims to be as successful as Annalise. Matt McGorry continues portraying Asher Millstone, a student from a privileged background. Karla Souza portrays Laurel Castillo, an idealistic student. Charlie Weber plays Frank Delfino, an employee of Annalise's firm who is not a lawyer but handles special duties requiring discretion. Liza Weil plays Bonnie Winterbottom, who is an associate attorney in Annalise's firm. Conrad Ricamora portrays Oliver Hampton, a hacker who is in a relationship with Connor.
In July 2017, Jimmy Smits was cast in an unspecified role. He plays Dr. Isaac Roa, Annalise's court-requested therapist. In August, Davis' husband, Julius Tennon, was confirmed to guest star. He plays Desmond, a man who flirts with Annalise during a flight. In September 2017, Natalie Abrams of EW.com revealed that D. W. Moffett was cast as Connor's father. In January 2018, it was announced that Lolita Davidovich would recur in the second half of the season. She plays the role of Sandrine Castillo, Laurel's mother.
Scandal crossover On January 3, 2018, Scandal star Kerry Washington tweeted a photo to Viola Davis of herself in a "familiar" setting, that being a courthouse used for the set of How to Get Away with Murder. Fans began to speculate a possible crossover episode being in the works, which was only heightened when Davis tweeted out a photo in response, that being her on the set of Mellie Grant's (Bellamy Young) Oval Office. Later that day, the crossover was officially confirmed through a tweet by Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes.
How to Get Away with Murder creator Peter Nowalk later went on to share in an interview with Deadline:
Reception Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the season a 100% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.9/10 based on 8 reviews. Maureen Lee Lenker of EW gave the premiere a B letter rating. Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, writing for The A.V. Club, rated the premiere a A−, commenting, "It's a strange but ultimately satisfying premiere, standing out from the show's past premieres by going the slow character drama route rather than murder party." Ali Barthwell of Vulture rated the premiere a 4 out of 5 stars, glorifying Viola Davis' performance. Meghan De Maria of Refinery29 also praised Davis' acting, naming it the "glue that holds the series together".
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